TWI623468B - Date cover - Google Patents

Abstract

A date-displayable cover that includes a cover unit and two date units. The cover assembly includes a plurality of mounting areas. Each mounting area has several perforations. The date devices each include a plurality of display units respectively disposed in the mounting areas. Each display unit has a plurality of convex films which are respectively bendable up and down, and the convex films are respectively connected to the respective mounting areas and cover the perforations. Each of the convex films is switchable relative to the respective mounting area between a raised position that projects upwardly and above the respective perforations, and a recessed position that is recessed downwardly into the respective perforations. By the different visual effects of the convex films in the convex and concave manners, the function of displaying the date can be achieved with a simple structure, and the environmental protection and energy saving effects can also be achieved.

Description

Date cover

The present invention relates to a closure, and more particularly to a closure that displays the date of storage.

In order to avoid deterioration of ingredients or dishes in contact with air, users usually use the crisper to contain the food, thereby isolating the outside air and extending the shelf life, but most of the food has a certain shelf life, plus different foods. There are different shelf life. If there is more than one fresh-keeping box for encapsulating food: the user can easily forget the shelf life of the food contained in the crisper, which often causes the food to exceed the shelf life, or even rot and deteriorate, resulting in waste. Therefore, a crisper having a cover has been formed on the market, and the cover has an electronic display panel capable of displaying the date of storage of the food in the crisper, thereby reminding the user of the shelf life, however, due to the cover The structural design is complicated, and it is necessary to install a battery to provide power, which not only consumes manufacturing costs, but also fails to meet the requirements of environmental protection and energy conservation.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cover that can display and adjust the display date of a storage date without requiring a power supply.

Thus, the present invention can display a date closure comprising: a cover device and at least one date device. The cover assembly includes a plurality of mounting areas. Each mounting area has several perforations. The date device includes a plurality of display units respectively disposed in the installation areas. Each display unit has a plurality of convex films that can be bent up and down respectively. The convex films are respectively connected to the respective mounting areas and cover the perforations, and each of the convex films may be convex with respect to the respective mounting areas at a convex position which is convex upward and located above the respective perforations, and A transition between the recessed positions recessed into the respective perforations.

1‧‧‧Box

2‧‧‧ Covering device

21‧‧‧Installation area

211‧‧‧Perforation

212‧‧‧Connected

3‧‧‧First date device

3'‧‧‧ second date device

31‧‧‧First display unit

32‧‧‧Second display unit

33‧‧‧ Third display unit

34‧‧‧Fourth display unit

311‧‧ ‧ convex film

312‧‧‧ bottom line

313‧‧‧ top fold line

314‧‧‧ Side fold line

4‧‧‧ Combined device

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of a cover that can display dates of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a A front view showing that the plurality of convex films of the first embodiment are located at a convex position; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 2, illustrating that the convex films of the first embodiment are located at the same Figure 4 is a front elevational view showing the first embodiment has been set date; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Figure 4, illustrating the first embodiment has been set date; And Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the cover of the present invention which can display the date.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the first embodiment of the present invention can display a date closure, which is adapted to be detachably mounted on a hollow box 1 for containing articles or food. . The cover comprises a cover device 2, two date devices 3, 3', and a bonding device 4 that is connected to the periphery of the cover device 2, the bonding device 4 making the cover detachable or compact Combined with the cassette holder 1. In the present embodiment, the bonding device 4 is made of a flexible material such as rubber or silicone rubber, but it may be made of other hard materials, and is not limited to this embodiment.

In the embodiment, the cover device 2 is a flat plate that is disposed above the box base 1 and is made of a flexible material such as rubber or silicone rubber. However, the cover device can also be made of other hard materials. This embodiment is limited. The cover device 2 comprises four mounting areas 21. Of course, the number of the installation areas 21 can be increased or decreased according to the number of digits of the desired display date, and is not limited to this embodiment. Each mounting area 21 has a plurality of engaging edges 212 that define a lengthwise perforation 211. Of course, the shape of the through holes 211 and the connecting edges 212 may be other shapes, such as a curved shape, a circular shape, or the like, which is not limited to the embodiment.

The date devices 3, 3' are connected to the cover device 2 in the same manner, and are made of a flexible material such as rubber or silicone. In the present embodiment, the date devices 3, 3' are divided into a first date device 3 for displaying any month from January to December, and one for displaying the day to the 31st. The second date device 3' of any day. Of course, these date devices 3, 3' can also Used to display the year, week or time, and in design, the cover may also contain only one date device 3 or three or more date devices 3. The first date device 3 comprises two display units 31,32. The display units 31, 32 are divided into a first display unit 31 for displaying ten digits, and a second display unit 32 for displaying single digits. The second date device 3' comprises two display units 33, 34. The display units 33, 34 are divided into a third display unit 33 for displaying ten digits, and a fourth display unit 34 for displaying single digits.

Looking further to the first display unit 31 of the embodiment, the The second display unit 32, the third display unit 33, and the detailed configuration of the fourth display unit 34. The first display unit 31 is a two-segment display structure for displaying a "1" number or not, and has two convex films 311 which are vertically spaced up and down and spaced apart from each other. The second display unit 32, the third display unit 33, and the fourth display unit 34 are respectively a seven-segment display structure for sequentially displaying “0” to “9” digits, and have seven and The convex film 311 of the first display unit 31 has the same convex film 311, and three of the convex films 311 are horizontally arranged in the left-right direction and vertically arranged in the upper and lower directions, and the other four of the convex films 311 are up and down and two The two are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides.

The convex films 311 can be connected to the body in a curved manner The connecting edges 212 are joined and the perforations 211 are respectively covered. Each of the convex films 311 has an elongated shape corresponding to the shape of the respective through holes 211. In addition, the thickness of the film of each of the convex films 311 is smaller than the thickness of the respective mounting regions 21, and has a bottom fold line 312 formed at the periphery of the joint with the respective connecting edges 212. A top fold line 313 at the top and extending in a long direction, and four strips and two angles are respectively inclined from the opposite ends of the top fold line 313 to the side fold line 314 of the bottom fold line 312. The convex film 311 is located on the bottom fold line 312, the top fold line 313, and the film thickness of the side fold lines 314 is thin. With the fold line structure, the convex film 311 can be more easily and completely bent and deformed when pressed by a user. Of course, the convex film 311 can also omit the bottom fold line 312, the top fold line 313, and the arrangement of the side fold lines 314, and is not limited to the embodiment.

Each of the convex films 311 can be opposite to the respective mounting area 21 A position between a raised position and a depressed position. When the convex film 311 is in the convex position, it will bulge upward and protrude in an inverted U shape from the respective mounting regions 21 and above the respective through holes 211. If the user wants to set the convex film 311, the convex film 311 can be pressed down by one or two fingers, so that the convex film 311 is gradually depressed downward from the convex position of the upward convex until the convex film 311 is entirely recessed into the corresponding perforation 211 and has a U-shaped cross section, and then reaches the recessed position represented by the imaginary line of FIG. 3, that is, the setting of a convex film 311 is completed. In addition, when the user presses the convex film 311 located at the concave position from the bottom up, the convex film 311 can be pushed back to the convex position.

Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5, if the date is to be set, the user is on the cover. Before the cover, the convex films 311 are pushed back to the convex position, and then the cover can be set by setting the date or the cover can be set and the date is set. When setting, the user presses the partial convex films 311 to the recessed positions according to the date to be set, so that the convex films located at the convex positions are respectively The shape of the 311 can be arranged to match the set date. For example, if the date is set to be December 30th, the user must press the two convex films 311 located at the upper left and lower right corners of the second display unit 32, and the two of the third display unit 33 located on the left side. The convex film 311 and the convex film 311 located in the middle of the fourth display unit 34. At this time, the concave convex film 311 has a different visual effect from the convex convex film 311, that is, It is possible to clearly display the date to be displayed as "12/30", so that the function of displaying the date can be achieved. In addition, if the date is to be reset, the convex film 311 located at the recessed position can be pushed back to the convex position to press the setting again, so that the present invention has the advantage of repeated use.

Of course, the user can also reverse the method set forth above. Rather, the shape of the convex film 311 located at the recessed position can be aligned to the set date, so that the convex film 311 can be different from the convex film 311 by the concave shape. The effect is to achieve the function of displaying the date.

Referring to Figure 6, the present invention can display one of the date closures. The configuration of the embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the date devices 3, 3' of the present embodiment are connected to each other in a piece of cushion made of a flexible material such as rubber or silicone. And affixed to the cover device 2, the convex films 311 of the date devices 3, 3' respectively correspond to the holes 211 and are located above, and each of the convex films 311 can be opposite to the cover device 2 A position between a raised position and a depressed position. When the convex film 311 is in the convex position, it will bulge upward and protrude in a U-shaped cross section. When the convex film 311 is in the recessed position, it will be as shown by the imaginary line of FIG. The perforation 211 corresponding to the convex film 311.

In summary, the date cover of the present invention can be displayed by The bending design of the convex film 311 allows the user to press the convex film 311 without using electric power, and the plurality of convex films 311 are switched from the convex position to the concave position, thereby utilizing Different visual effects of bulging and concave, that is, the date to be displayed can be seen, so that the function of repeatedly displaying the date can be achieved by using a simple structure, and at the same time, it can meet the requirements of environmental protection and energy saving, so it is possible to achieve this. The purpose of the invention.

However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, when The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the present invention in the scope of the invention and the patent specification are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims (7)

A date displayable cover comprising: a cover device comprising a plurality of mounting areas, each mounting area having a plurality of perforations; and two date devices comprising a plurality of display units respectively disposed in the mounting areas, each A display unit has a plurality of convex films that can be respectively bent up and down, and the convex films are respectively connected to the respective mounting areas and cover the perforations, and each convex film can be convex upward with respect to the respective mounting areas. a raised position located above the respective perforations, and a recessed position recessed into the respective perforations, wherein the date devices are divided into one for displaying any one of January to December a first date device of the month, and a second date device for displaying any day of the day to the 31st day, the first date device comprising two display units, the display units being distinguishable into one To display a ten-digit first display unit and a second display unit for displaying a single digit, the second date device includes two display units, and the display units can be divided into one for display a third display unit of digits, and a fourth display unit for displaying a single digit, the first display unit is a two-segment display structure, and has two convex films arranged vertically upward and downward and spaced apart from each other. The second display unit, the third display unit, and the fourth display unit are in a seven-segment display configuration, and have seven convex films, three of the convex films are horizontally arranged in a horizontal direction and vertically arranged in parallel. The other four of the convex films are vertically upward and downward and are disposed at intervals on the left and right sides; A bonding device is connected to the periphery of the cover device, and the bonding device is adapted to be detachably and tightly coupled to a casing. The date-displayable cover of claim 1, wherein the date devices are respectively connected to the cover device, and each mounting region has a plurality of engaging edges respectively defining the perforations, and the convex The edges of the membrane are connected to the connecting edges in the same body. The date-displayable cover of claim 1, wherein the date devices are connected to each other in a same manner as a cushion made of a flexible material and attached to the cover device, the date device The convex films respectively correspond to the perforations and are located above them. The date-displayable cover of claim 1, wherein each of the convex films is upwardly arched and has an inverted U-shaped cross section in the convex position, and each convex film is downward in the concave position. It is concave and has a U-shaped cross section. The date-displayable cover of claim 1, wherein the film thickness of each of the convex films is smaller than the thickness of the respective mounting area. The date-displayable cover of claim 1, wherein each of the convex films has a bottom fold line formed at a periphery of the joint with the respective mounting area, and the film body at the bottom fold line is thin. The date-displayable cover according to claim 6, wherein each of the convex films has an elongated shape, and has a top fold line extending at the top and extending in a long direction, and the four strips are respectively angled with each other and respectively The opposite ends of the top fold line extend obliquely downward to the side fold line of the bottom fold line, and the film body at the top fold line and the side fold lines is thinner.